DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,646

HOLLISTER INC.
KIRKSVILLE MANUFACTURING FACILITY
KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on December 20, 2006, in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Hollister
Inc., Kirksville Manufacturing Facility, Kirksville, Missouri.
The workers at the subject firm produce disposable medical
supplies and are not separately identifiable.
The investigation revealed that the subject firm was
previously certified to apply for trade adjustment assistance
benefits, under case number TA-W-53,997, this certification
expired on February 11, 2006.
The investigation further revealed that the preponderance
in the decline in employment at the subject firm is related to a
shift in production of disposable medical supplies to Mexico, a
country that is party to a free trade agreement with the United
States.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements of
Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and do not possess skills that are easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry are
adverse.



Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there has been a shift in
production from Hollister Inc., Kirksville Manufacturing
Facility, Kirksville, Missouri to Mexico of articles that are
like or directly competitive with disposable medical supplies
produced by that firm or subdivision. In accordance with the
provisions of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Hollister Inc., Kirksville Manufacturing
Facility, Kirksville, Missouri who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February
12, 2006 through two years from the date of certification,
are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 18th day of January, 2007


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance